Voting-machine frame.



PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 20, 1907- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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ATTORNEY PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907. G. O. ABBOTT. VOTING MACHINE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20,1907.

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l A TTOHNE Y {UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

CHARLES C. ABBOTT, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO TRIUMPH VOTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

voTInG-MAomNE FRAME.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed May 20.1907. Serial No. 374.609.-

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1', CHARLES C. ABBOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittslield, county of Berkshire, State of Massa chusetts, have invented a new and useful- Votingfilachine Frame, of which the following is a specification.

This; invention has for its object to materlally lighten and cheapen and atthe same time to strengthen the cases of voting malower portion of the case; and Fig. 4 is an end elevation partly in section as seen from the left in Figs. '1 and 2, the end piece being removed.

10 denotes the base as a whole, 11 the top piece and 12 and 13 the right and left end pieces respectively, as a whole. All of these parts are formed from-strips of sheet metal.

The base comprises a horizontal portion 14,

a front vertical portion 15, the upper end of which is turned over upon itself as at 16, and a back vertical portion 17, the upper end of which is provided with an inwardly-turned flan e 18, the turned-over end 16 a nd flange 18 eing for the strengthening the rame. The top piece is similarly constructed and comprises a horizontal portion 19, a front vertical portion. 20,

and a back vertical portion 21, which is provided at its lower end with an inwardly.- turned flange 22. The end pieces comprise end portions 23 and side portions 24. The side ortions of the end pieces pass outside of the Tom and back vertical portions of the base and top piece, the turned-over end 16 of front vertical portion 15 just meeting the edges of the side portions of the end. pieces (see Figs. 1 and 2). 25 denotes horizontals which. are rigidly secured to bracket strips 26, which in turn are rigidly secured to the end pieces respectively. The horizontals comprise central portions 27, back portions 28 and front )ortions 29'. The front portions are made onger than the back portions,

urpose of bracing and at their lower ends with outwardly-turned flanges 3,0. The lower end of each front portion 29 overlies the upper portion of the next lower front portion 29. I

31 denotes a U-shaped horizontal which lies within and contiguous to the front portion 29 of the lowest horizontal 25. Hori zontal 31 rests upon a plurality of brackets 32 which are secured to the front vertical portion 15 of the base and are providedat top, back. and front with strengthening flanges 33, one of which is shown in full lines,

, the other two being indicatedby'dotted lines in- Fig. 4. These brackets are additionally braced andsupported by resting upon the front and back grouping plates indicated respectively by 34 and 35, which are likewise rigidly secured to front vertical portions 15. The outwardly-extending flanges 30 of front portions '29 of horizontals 25 are provided with recesses 36 through which the interlocking members (not shown) pass. 4

- 37 denotes the independent shutter plate which is provided with shutter apertures 38 are offset toward the front and are provided and is shown as rigidly secured to the side portionsf24 of the .end pieces and may also be secured to the top piece.

39 denotes a housing which is secured to the shutter. late and incloses' the actuating bar 40, whic however, forms no portion of the present invention.

41 denotes transverse vertical supports which are shown as provided with flanges 42 by means of which they are rigidly secured to the front, back and horizontal portions of top iece 11. These vertical supports are provided with slots 43 which receive the flange 22 upon the back vertical portion of the top piece. The horizontals are provided with transverse holes 44 which receive the voting member shafts, and the upper hori, zontal isprovided with pairs of holes indi cated by 45 which receive the question voting shafts (not shown). The b ack of the machine is closed by doors 46 which are hinged to side ortions 24 of the end pieces. The front of the machine is provided with ballot strip holders (see Fig. 4) which are suitably secured by means not shown to front portions 29 of the horizontals. Right end piece 12 is shown as provided with a depression 49 to permit the convenient insertion ofballot strips in the ballot strip holders.

base, a top piece, horizontals consisting of central port1ons,

' 50 denotes a hole through the back side portion 24 of the left end piece 13 which receives the main shaft of the machine (not shown).

51 denotes holes through the side portions 25 of both end pieces and through reinforcing plates 52 on the inner sides of said side portlons throughwhich tubes 53 are passed,

which are headed down upon the outer sides of the side portions. These tubes are strong and rigid and are rigidly secured in placevso as to permit the passages therethrough of steel rods by which the machine maybe lifted and carried about.

This. construction provides a very simple and convenient way of handling the machine and the present machine is so light, owing to the structure of the frame herein described, that a voting machine completeniay be lifted and carried about by two men.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A voting machine frame comprising a right and left end pieces,

back portions and front portions which are made longer than the back portions, are offset toward the front to overlie the front portion of the contiguous horizontal and are providedwith outwardly-turned flanges and means by which the horizontals are secured in place.

2. A voting machine frame comprising a base, a top piece, right and left end pieces, horizontals 25 consisting of central portions, back portions and front portions, a horizontal 31 lying within the front portion of the lowest hofizontal 25 and brackets secured to the baseu'pon which horizontals 31 rest and which are provided with strengthening flanges, 33. 3. A voting machine frame comprising a base, a top piece, consisting of a horizontal portion, a front vertical portion and a back vertical portion provided at its lower'end with an' inwardly-turned flange, right and left end pieces and transverse vertical su ports provided with slots which receive t e flange upon the back vertical portion of the top piece.

4. A voting machine frame comprising a base, a top piece, right and left end pieces consisting of end portions and side portions, reinforcing plates on the inner sides of said side portions, said side ortions and reinforcin plates being provided with holes, and tu es passing through said holes and headed down on the outer sides of the side portions to permit the passage of rods for carrying the machine.

5. In a voting machine fram eof the character described, the combination with end pieces having side portions and reinforcing plates, of tubes assed through the side portions and rein orcing plates and headed down on the outer sides of the side portions, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES C. ABBOTT.

Witnesses:

Geo. O. B. HAwLEr, CHARLES H. PITNEY. 

